Ju Wenjun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ju.
Ju Wenjun
居文君
Ju Wenjun at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024
CountryChina
Born (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)
Shanghai, China
TitleGrandmaster (2014)
Women's World Champion2018–present
FIDE rating2563 (November 2024)
Peak rating2604 (March 2017)
Medal record
Representing  China
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Women's individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's Team

Ju Wenjun (Chinese: 居文君; pinyin: Jū Wénjūn; born 31 January 1991)[1] is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the current Women's World Champion. In March 2017, she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600.[2] She is a four-time Women's World Chess Champion, having won the title first in May 2018. She then defended her title in November 2018, 2020, and 2023.[3]

  1. ^ WGM title application. FIDE.
  2. ^ "Goryachkina 6th woman ever to cross 2600". chess24. 2021.
  3. ^ "FIDE adopts a new system for the Women's Candidates 2022-23". FIDE.